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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Scot T. Smith, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Kimberly M. Blume, Oviedo, FL (US);
Scot T. Smith, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Michael L. Blume, Oviedo, FL (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Optical systems and methods in accordance with some embodiments discussed herein can receive one or more beams of light from the system's field of view. Internal optical components can then direct the beam of light, including splitting the beam of light, rotating at least one of the split beams of light, and displacing one or more of the beams of light, such that the split beams of light are parallel to each other. Each beam of light may then be directed onto at least one linear detector array. The linear detector array can transform the light into electrical signals that can be processed and presented in a human-readable display.